diff --git a/include/wx/msw/setup0.h b/include/wx/msw/setup0.h
index 4e8e6215fd..821cfbf955 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/setup0.h
@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@
 // contribute us a makefile for src/regex for it
 #define wxUSE_REGEX       0
 
+// wxWave class
+#define wxUSE_WAVE      1
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Individual GUI controls
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/wave.h b/include/wx/msw/wave.h
index d95560bc6f..12807e7e20 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/wave.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/wave.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #pragma interface "wave.h"
 #endif
 
+#if wxUSE_WAVE
+
 #include "wx/object.h"
 
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxWave : public wxObject
@@ -43,6 +45,6 @@ private:
   int   m_waveLength;
   bool  m_isResource;
 };
-
+#endif
 #endif